Indopathy for Neuroprotection: Recent Advances

Surya Pratap Singh, Hagera Dilnashin, Hareram Birla, Surya Pratap Singh, Hagera Dilnashin, Hareram Birla

• Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
• Year: 2003
• Print ISBN:
  9789815050882
• eBook ISBN:
  9789815050868
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Pharmacology

Degenerative nerve diseases are age-related, progressive and cause irreversible neurological loss that may lead too death. Chronic diseases like amylotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease are associated with insoluble protein depositions and pose serious health challenges that may intensify in the coming decades. Current therapies only help to alleviate some of the physical or mental symptoms associated with neurodegenerative diseases, although there is currently no remedy for slow disease progression. In recent years, attempts have been made to discover a mechanism for neurodegenerative diseases and prospective treatment that may help mitigate aging effects and prevent these diseases. Natural products have been a constant source of new approaches for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, in particular plant alkaloids and polyphenolic compounds. Indopathy for Neuroprotection: Recent Advances highlights herbal treatments that are preferred over conventional treatments in some regions. Book chapters focus on the effects of various medicinal plants that have shown promise in reversing pathological symptoms of neurodegenerative disease and highlight the neuroprotective role of medicinal herbal phytochemicals and their mechanism of action. The book serves as a reference for pharmacology and herbal medicine scholars as well as healthcare workers interested in information about alternative and complementary therapies for neurological disorders.

Table of contents

• Welcome
• Table of Content
• Title
• BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS LTD.
• FOREWORD
• PREFACE
• ABBREVIATIONS
• List of Contributors
• Globalizing Traditional Knowledge of Indian Medicine: Evidence-based Therapeutics
• Naturally-occurring Bioactive Molecules with Anti-Parkinson Disease Potential
• Indopathy for Neuroprotection in Parkinson’s Disease
• Neuroprotective Sri Lankan Plants: Back to the Future with Phytomedicine
• Phytochemicals from Indian Medicinal Herbs in the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders
• Neuroprotective Alkaloids: Neuromodulatory Action on Neurotransmitter Pathway
• South Indian Medicinal Herb: An Extensive Comparison of the Neuroprotective Activity
• Therapeutic Anti-Parkinson's Role of Bacopa monnieri and Reconsideration of Underlying Mechanisms
• Diabetic Neuropathy and Neuroprotection by Natural Products
• Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Update on the Pathophysiology and Management Strategies
• Neuroprotective Effect of Ginkgo Biloba and its Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
• Role of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) in Neuronal Health
• Modulation of Proinflammatory Cytokines by Flavonoids in the Main Age-related Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Utilization of Nutraceuticals and Ayurvedic Drugs in the Management of Parkinson’s Disease
• Systems Analysis Based Approach for Therapeutic Intervention in Mixed Vascular-Alzheimer Dementia (MVAD) Using Secondary Metabolites